Starting March 5, farmers wanting to get a jump start on their spring cash advance can submit their 2019 Advance...
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Enhancing farm safety in Alberta
Last year more than 125 communities and organizations used resources from Alberta Agriculture and Forestry’s Farm...
Farmers Seeking Class 1 Driver’s Licences Can Apply For One-Year Exemption From New MELT Program
Team Alberta is pleased that Transportation Minister Brian Mason has heard farmers’ concerns and will be allowing...
Alberta wheat farmers and the SR&ED tax credit
Wheat farmers paying the Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) check-off are eligible for a tax credit through the Scientific...
Farmers’ Markets And Food Regulations Webinar
Learn the ins and out of food regulations as they apply to Alberta approved farmers’ markets during a free webinar on...
Crop Varieties Factsheets Now Available
Three crop varieties factsheets have been published to help producers make sound decisions when deciding which...
Agricultural Societies to Cut Costs and Emissions
Agricultural societies operate more than 700 facilities across the province, including hockey rinks, curling rinks,...
Alberta Canola Producers 2019 Board of Directors
The 29th Annual General Meeting of the Alberta Canola Producers Commission was held January 29 at the FarmTech...
Viewpoints: Looking for Win-Win Scenarios
From the future of variety development, regional variety trials, and value capture models in Canada, to the importance...
Retailers, Growers Protect Midge Tolerant Wheat
As more midge tolerant wheat varieties become available to help Alberta growers defend against the orange wheat...
Tax Credit Rate For Alberta Canola Producers In 2018 Is 17.43 Per Cent
Canola growers in Alberta that do not request a refund of their check off from the Alberta Canola Producers Commission...
Seek and Destroy: The Control Of Herbicide-Resistant Weeds Through Seed Destruction
According to Breanne Tidemann, a field agronomy scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada based in Lacombe,...
After The Harvest Of 2018, Should Growers Use Saved Or Certified Seed In 2019?
It was a hard harvest in Alberta in 2018. Due to the wet, cold and snowy conditions in September and October, there...
AgSafe Alberta Society Provides A Full Slate Of Safety Training
Since Alberta’s Bill 6, The Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act, came into effect on Jan. 1, 2016, one...
Seed Value Creation Consultation
The Western Canadian Wheat Growers call for continued consultation around the issue of Seed Value Creation. Throughout...
Insect Forecast And Survey Maps Now Available
The 2019 Wheat Midge Forecast Map, Pea Leaf Weevil Survey and the 2019 Wheat Stem Sawfly Forecast Map are now live....
CPT 2018 Results Now Available
The 2018 Canola Performance Trials (CPT) small plot and field scale data booklet is now available on the CPT website...
Top 10 Agronomy Topics From 2018
Here is the Top 10 list of agronomy challenges from 2018, compiled by the Canola Council of Canada agronomy team....
Get The Dirt On Soil In Alberta
Alberta Agriculture and Forestry website contains extremely useful tools for Albertans to use. One such tool is the...
Alberta Launches Three Canadian Agricultural Partnership Programs
Three programs under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (the Partnership) have been launched and are now accepting...